Books for under 18s for over 18s..

sandra87b sandra87b at yahoo.co.uk
Fri Feb 18 09:13:37 UTC 2005


> [Sabrina asked]:
> My inquiry to you all is....was anyone (over 18) reluctant about reading
> what is known as a "childrens" book?
> Sabrina


Hi there! I was very self conscious about buyingn the first HP initially, and 
thought I was taking a big step backwards - but then I figured "What's the 
problem, it's only escapism anyway!". I found the HP series went from being 
very much a 'younger' book to far too far the other way and became a 
thoroughly joyless experience, which is how I stumbled across my absolute 
favourite book, The Odessa Stone. The first thing I saw in that was a couple 
of pages of child-like drawings, and thought I'd chosen the wrong kind of 
book, but I liked the idea of it and gave it a go. Even as an adult, it helped me 
deal with losing my mother when I was 11, because the lead character deals 
with the same issue in so many similar ways to me. It was the most involving 
and enjoyable escape for me, and I cried, laughed (it is genuinely funny!) and 
I loved the characters - especially Avalon, a fairy who I'm convinced is always 
around somewhere! I hope that last part didn't sound mad. If you read it, 
you'll know what I mean. It also allowed me to rediscover ABBA, which can 
only be a good thing. These days books for kids aren't always written for kids 
and some books get the balance so right. I just wish I'd known about it earlier.

Sandra (and Avalon!)







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